Steel buildings are especially popular with the DIY set. Kits for metal garages, storage sheds, barns and other residential metal structures are best sellers for many reasons, but the one that attracts home handymen and DIY builders is the ease of erecting them. Most steel buildings are versatile, inexpensive and easy to erect, but if you’re putting up a new metal building on your property, you will have to do some preparation before it arrives on site.
Confirm delivery dates for your steel building. Most manufacturers or distributors will have been in fairly close contact during the design stage, and you’ll usually have a contract that details the shipping dates and methods. Usually, you’ll have several weeks’ notice of the date you can expect your shipment to arrive.
Before that date, prepare your foundation. You’ll need to check with your local code department to ensure that the foundation for your metal building meets all the relevant local codes. Because the foundation is so important to safely and efficiently erecting your metal building, manufacturers recommend having your foundation designed and/or built by a professional foundation engineer. The larger your building will be, the more important it is that you bring in a pro to design the foundation.
The manufacturer should have provided you with an anchor bolt diagram, which specifies where the anchor bolts for your building must be located for safe and proper installation. The foundation itself must be square, even and level. Whether you pour the foundation yourself or have it poured by a professional, however, be sure to allow enough time for the concrete to cure before you start building on it.
Make sure that the truck delivering your building will be able to access your work site. Clear away any obstructions and make room for the building components.
Organize your work site in advance and decide where you’ll unload and store the components. Your work site plan should include a way to protect all the elements of your steel building from the weather – waterproof tarps, for example.
Generally, the contract for your delivery will define whose responsibility it is to unload the truck at the destination. Most often, it will be your responsibility, yet another reason it’s vital to know when your steel building will be delivered.
If you choose to go the DIY route with steel buildings or kits, make sure that you understand everything involved in handling the delivery of the pieces. Plan ahead and be prepared to unload and store all the components of your future shed or garage to avoid problems that could delay the construction of your new structure.
That's some quite useful tips that you have provided and will indeed prove to be quite handy for those looking to have a good time building on their own. These are some of the basic things which has to be thought about prior to going in for the buy. It will on the whole see to it that the whole process moves along smoothly.
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